SMJ articles in the category "dialysis"

Original Article

CME Article: Safety of Nonvitamin K Antagonists Compared with Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and End-Stage Kidney Disease

Objectives: This study evaluated the occurrence of major bleeding following the initiation of oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in a community teaching hospital. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study that enrolled patients admitted to the study hospital with ESKD and who received oral anticoagulation…

Posted in: anticoagulation 12 Atrial Fibrillation 13 dialysis 5

Original Article

CME Article: Pain after Arteriovenous Access Creation

Objectives: Dialysis access creation is a common outpatient procedure that can be completed using general, regional, or local anesthetic techniques. There are few endorsed guidelines regarding opioid-based pain control following fistula creation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether utilization of regional anesthesia (RA) is associated with the…

Posted in: dialysis 5 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) 2 opioid 6

Review Article

Kidney Disease in Pregnancy (Women’s Health Series)

Kidney disease and pregnancy may exist in two general settings: acute kidney injury that develops during pregnancy, and chronic kidney disease that predates conception. In the first trimester of pregnancy, acute kidney injury is most often the result of hyperemesis gravidarum, ectopic pregnancy, or miscarriage. In the second and third…

Posted in: Acute kidney injury 5 chronic kidney disease 13 dialysis 5 pregnancy 48

Case Report

Nitazoxanide and Probiotics for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient

Abstract:Nitazoxanide has been proven to be efficacious for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but data is limited in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. This report details the successful utilization of nitazoxanide and probiotics to treat multirecurrent CDI in a PD patient. A 58-year-old woman was admitted with hypotension, nausea…

Posted in: Clostridium difficile 10 dialysis 5 peritoneal dialysis 3

Case Report

Unrecognized Delayed Toxic Lithium Peak Concentration in an Acute Poisoning with Sustained Release Lithium Product

A 32-year-old female with a history of bipolar disorder was admitted after taking approximately 16 g of an extended-release lithium carbonate formulation in an attempted suicide. Five hours after consumption, the lithium serum level was 3.2 mEq/L. Fourteen hours after consumption, the lithium level was 5.1 mEq/L and the patient…

Posted in: dialysis 5 lithium 5 overdose 3
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